At this point, the Boston Bruins do not have a first-round pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. General manager Don Sweeney surrendered his selection — which turned out to be 26th overall — to the New York Rangers when the Bruins acquired forward Rick Nash on Feb. 25 in a package that included Ryan Spooner, Matt Beleskey, Ryan Lindgren and a 2019 seventh-round pick.

Unless Sweeney makes another deal before the draft begins on June 22 at American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Bruins will be without a first-round pick for the first time since 2013.

“Obviously, you’d like to have multiple picks. When you’re left empty-handed on Friday night [for the first round] you wonder whether or not there’s a move to be made that you can get back in there,” admitted Sweeney. “I’ve had some discussions, so there could be. It’s just, at what cost? But, it hurts. It stings from a projection, from a planning standpoint and there’s no question it impacts your...